There's always to sides to a fence, so they say. And when it comes to game reviews, the usual side that we see are the journalists' - particularly highlighting the many issues they have to contend with, especially with PR people breathing down their necks to bag a good score for their product. Today, however, we are allowed a peek at the other side of the fence as one guy from the biz explains why devs push the journalists to give their games a good score - and why it is right for them to do it.

Is this retribution for Jeff Gerstmann's untimely departure from GameSpot? Josh Larson, CNET's Vice President of Games and Gerstmann's superior has been fired from his post after being implicated for business violations that may or may have been instrumental for bringing about the GameSpot controversy. Details in the full article.

After Jeff Gerstmann,  Frank Provo, and  Alex Navarro's resignation from GameSpot, yet another long-time reviewer left the GameSpot offices: Ryan Davis. Davis, a close friend of Gerstmann's, was deeply affected by his friend's departure from the gaming information site. Do check out the full article to read Davis' statement.

It seems that Ricardo Torres has a lot on his hands (and mind) right now, since he's been chosen by CNET to pick up where Jeff Gerstmann unexpectedly left off. Now, we get some insight from the man himself, via some snippets of a recent interview. Check out what drives the man in the full article.

CNET seems to be beyond the recent shakeups at GameSpot - or at least, they're working around the negative air looming over the controversies. CNET Networks just announced that a former editorial director will now take the seat of editor-in-chief at the gaming news site. And this was just after former editorial director Jeff Gerstmann left the gaming news site under mysterious circumstances.

After his stint with GameSpot in 2007, Jeff Gerstmann is raiding the airwaves as part of IGN's internet talkshow, GameSages. For the pilot show, the show's host invited Gerstmann as a guest along with other editorial big wigs such as Dan Hsu, Francesca Reyes, and Will Tuttle.

A podcast was made for those who want to hear their thoughts regarding the gaming industry. Details on Gerstmann's guesting can be found in the full article.

With the dust far from settled and details still hazy, what remains clear is that Jeff Gerstmann's controversial termination from GameSpot has induced a domino effect of detriments for the website. Among other things, GameSpot has halted user reviews of Kane & Lynch and there are reports that numerous paid subscriptions to the site are being canceled, with a boycott on the way. Read more in the full article.

Still looking for details on why ex-Gamespot game critic Jeff Gerstmann was terminated from his position? The game media is trying, and some have been fortunate enough to get a response. Is there truth in the theory that Eidos game Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, PC) had something to do with the issue? Find out in the full article what Gerstmann has to say about that.